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How to Make Chinese Pencil in Infinite Craft

Chinese Pencil is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cantonese plus Hawaiian Pencil. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CantoneseHawaiian PencilChinese Pencil

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  5. 5TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7Funnel CakeTreeMaple
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9MapleMountainCanada
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12LakeOceanSea
  13. 13CanadaSeaC
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  16. 16Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  17. 17DuckFireRoast Duck
  18. 18CRoast DuckCantonese
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22AshPollenCough
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27BeachLavaHawaii
  28. 28CoughHawaiiHawaiian Cough
  29. 29AshTreePencil
  30. 30Hawaiian CoughPencilHawaiian Pencil
  31. 31CantoneseHawaiian PencilChinese Pencil
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp4Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap5Tornado + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Funnel Cake6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Funnel Cake + Treeโ†’ Maple8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Maple + Mountainโ†’ Canada10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean12Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea13Canada + Seaโ†’ C14Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion15Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch16Dandelion Patch + Lakeโ†’ Duck17Duck + Fireโ†’ Roast Duck18C + Roast Duckโ†’ Cantonese19Earth + Windโ†’ Dust20Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash21Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen22Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough23Water + Windโ†’ Wave24Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand25Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Beach + Lavaโ†’ Hawaii28Cough + Hawaiiโ†’ Hawaiian Cough29Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil30Hawaiian Cough + Pencilโ†’ Hawaiian Pencil31Cantonese + Hawaiian Pencilโ†’ Chinese Pencil

Chinese Pencil at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Chinese Pencil, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chinese Pencil in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cantonese with Hawaiian Pencil. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chinese Pencil?

31 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Chinese Pencil hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chinese Pencil?

Only one known combination produces Chinese Pencil.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.